Article of cutlery.



H. C. HART.

ARTICLE OF CUTLER APPLICATION min MAR; 21. I815.

1,161,665. Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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narrow or. CUTLERY.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HUBERT C. H .An'r,- a citizen "of thegfUnited States, residing at Unionville, in'the 1 county of Hartford and Stateof Connecticut,-have invented certain new and useful Improvements inArticles of Cutlery, of whichfthe following is a specifi:

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-, 'As may beinferred, the invention is'capableofgeneraliise that is to say. the article "of. cutlery may be a knife, a fork, a'spoonor analogous, articleof tableware, The object of {the invention is to provide adeviee of the character set forth 'WhICl'l [is simple in'constructiom susceptible'ofinit has =a hollow handle is provided with expensive mannfacture and which although means of an efi'ective nature for preventing 1 theentrance water into said handle.

In the drawings accompanying and forming'part of the present specificationIhaveshownione ,Ofthe several convenient forms of embodiment of the invention which to enable those skilled in the art to practise the samewill be set'forth fully inthe following.

description. I do not restrict myself to this disclosure;- I may depart therefrom in several respects within the scope of the invention defined by the claims following said deadeveloped view of the handle'blank. Fig;

' 5 is an elevation of the blade.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view, and Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a filling. Figs. 8 and 9 are cross sections on the lines 8-8 and 99 respectively of Fig. 1.

Like characters refer to like parts through out the several views.

There are knives and similar implements comprising a hollow handle and a blade, the

tank or shank of the blade being fitted in the handle. It is a fact that when these knives and similar tools are put into Specification of Letters'iatent.

This invention rlates tov lan article' of cut and against accidental displacement.

ONVILLE, CONNECTICUT, A COBBORATION ,water, the water passesinto the handlearound the openings between the tang and water will remain in the handle and at times passes therefrom fwhile the iiser of' th'knife means whereby the passage ofw'a'tei' into the hollow'handle-of a knifeorequii alent piece of cutlery is efiectuallj and positively precluded so that I get all thelzadvaiitages' of a hollow handle, such "aslightness, ease "of manufacture and strength without thei 'obe. jectionable featureto whichI'iha've alluded.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 2 Patented Nov." 23,1915. f Applicationfileglliarcl 27,1915. Seria1No.17,382. 1

the shank of the blade and the handle. This denotes a suitable handle and 3 asuitable blade member. The-term street -meinber"as will be obvlous, 1s used'ina'generic' senseto include not only a knifefblafde' but-equivalent articles such as fork or spooninembers, two merely of several illustrations." The handle 2 which is of novel constrnctio'n may bemade from a blank such as thatshiowniindveloped form'in Fig. 4, said blankcomprising duplicate sections i integrallyconnected and foldable" toward each" other along the longitudinally extending line 5, The two sections or sides l of the handlex are' longitudinally. grooved or channeled and' lwhe'n their free edges are brought into abutment as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 a hollow handle will be the result, the handle being closed at its rear and open at its front, the front opening being adapted to receive the tang or shank 6 of the blade 7 the tang or shank being gripped or clamped by and between the sides of the hollow handle 2. In practice the butt joint between the free edges of said sides is almost imperceptible and the said sides can be so closely brought together that they will firmly hold the blade 7 in posi tli pln foregoing is a somewhat brief description of an article of cutlery in which my invention can be desirably incorporated.

The hollow handle 2 is preferably wholly insure the adequate and complete filling of As will be evithe interior of the handle. dent, the filling means may vary, although the one-piece filler 8 answers satisfactorily in this connection. I can with advantage make this filler 8 of cork, thus insuring lightness and at the same time obtain compressibility. Generally speaking the filler 8 is of a shape agreeing with the form of the interior of the hollow handle 2; although the filler initially is a trifle larger than said interior. To insure further compressibility of the filler 8 the latter may have as shown the kerfs or notches 9 and 10 extending inwardly from opposite ends thereof. In addition to the function mentioned the kerf 10 acts'to receive the tang or shank 6 of the blade 7. i

The parts may be assembled as follows: Initially the sides 4 of the handle 2 will be bent toward each other along the line 5 and brought to a condition approximately similar to that illustrated in Fig. 3. The filler 8 will then be crowded into the space be- I tween the sides t through the opening at the top thereof. The tang or shank 6 will then be inserted into the kerf or slit 10 after which the handle 2 will be closed by bringing the free marginal portions of the sides 4 thereof into firm substantial abutment with each other. Thisresults in compacting the filler 8, the. handle 2 when closed Wholly inelosing the filler which is exteriorly invisible. The filler preferably has an interlocked connection withthe blade 7. To secure this'result the shank or tang fi may have an opening or perforation as 11 therein into which the substance of the filler 8 will be forced when the handle 2 is closed to thereby anchor the filler and the blade together; 1

It will be clear that the folding together of the side portions 4.- of the handle. in the manner alreadvdeseribed produces a butt joints; will be obvious that the filling is coextensive with this joint, so that the filling effectually prevents the entrance of moisture into the hollow handle by way of said joint or seam.

. l/Vhat I claim is: 1. A: hollow handle comprising longitudinally abutting side portions and a compressible filling in the handle, the filling being coextensive with the joint between said side portions and being-initially cross sectionally of greater extent than'the cross sectional ex-.

tent of the interior of the handle, said portions when abutting acting compressively against the filling and the filling preventing the entrance of water into the handle by way of said joint, combined with a blade, the handle having an end opening, the blade ha\-'ing a shank extending through said grip the shank when thehandle compresses the filling.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of wo witnesses.

. HUBERT C. HART. \Vitnesses: r

- L. L. MAR EL,

HEATH SUTHERLAND; 

